Why not bring your vintage vehicle to the Recreation Ground, Seaburn on August Bank Holiday Monday?

This event will feature a selection of historic vehicles on display, trade stands, amusements for all and a free bus service around the local area.

The free bus service will depart from the old tram shelter opposite the bottom gate.

The first bus will depart at 11:00 and departures will be every 30 minutes thereafter, until the last bus at 16:30.

Admission Charges Adult £3; Concessions/Child £2.

There is no charge for those who have entered a vehicle in the event.

To travel to the event by public transport catch Stagecoach North East services E1 or E2 or NexusBus service 558 which stop next to the site, or Stagecoach North East service E6 which stops close to the site.

For additional information on the location of Seaburn Recreation Ground, click here

The bus was new to United in the summer of 1947, with fleet number BLO 202. It was allocated to subsidiary company Bell's Services of Westerhope, Newcastle carrying the standard red and cream livery. Next, in 1951, it was returned to the main United fleet as BG 216. In 1959, the bus was transferred from United to subsidiary company Durham District Services, with whom it ran in green and cream livery, numbered DB 216. It was sold for preservation in 1968.

CU 5705

1951

AEC Regent III based Merryweather pump escape appliance

Paul Pearson

New to South Shields Fire Brigade.

XMM 73

1952

Scammel Showman's Tractor

Arthur Wakefield

New in 1952 to Guinness of London, sold to Ken Furborough of Leicester (Showman) and was used to travel the Big Wheel between fairgrounds

380 UYP

1954

Chevrolet pick up truck

Graham Fawcett

9109 UA

1959

Sunbeam Alpine - 2 seat sports car

Tom Lawson

One of the first Alpines made, and now one of the few remaining from the first series.

TUH 7

1960

Albion Nimbus NS3N with Harrington DP30F body.

Alan Dixon

New to Western Welsh

FAS 358

1961

Jaguar 3.4 Mk2 saloon

James Bays

I have restored the car over the last Nine years

690 GOP

1962

Vauxhall PA Cresta

Philip Gray

Discovered in a scrapyard in Lincolnshire and rebuilt over 10 years in spare time

6249 UP

1963

Leyland Leopard PSU3/3RT, Alexander DP51F

Gordon Noble

New to Venture Transport as fleet no. 249, passing to Northern as 2830, later 4264. Withdrawn in 1980 and sold to APT, Lincoln. Purchased by the late Michael Reed and partly restored. Completely restored to as-new condition over a couple of years.

LCU 112

1964

Daimler CCG6 with Roe double-deck body.

(Calum Train) 140 Group

The bus appeared in the 1964 Earls Court Motor Show. It is a hybrid of Daimler chassis and Guy driveline with Gardner engine. It has appeared in a Tesco advert.
The vehicle was new to South Shields Corporation as No 140. On withdrawal, it was retained by Busways and later Stagecoach, and has been maintained by the 140 Group for 32 years. It has been in preservation longer than it was in service. The only double decker remaining in South Shields.

FBR 53D

1966

Leyland Panther PSUR1/1R Strachan B47D

North East Bus Preservation Trust Ltd

New to Sunderland Corporation as No. 53. Sold to Tyne and Wear Museums on withdrawal from service passing the present owner a few years later and rallied extensively since then.

JJD 530D

1966

AEC Routemaster Park Royal H06/00R

North East Bus Preservation Trust Ltd

This Routemaster entered service as London Transport RML2530 in 1966 and was latterly a First Group bus at Centrewest. After withdrawal in 2004 it passed via Ensign to Gillingham Football Club and was converted to a promotional vehicle with a trailer, having conversion work carried out by South East Coachworks. It was acquired by McCains in 2007 and converted into 'The Potato Bus', which travelled extensively around the country promoting McCains and explaining the story of the potato to school children, most of whom did not know that chips were made from potatoes! It was acquired by Rydale Folk Museum at Hutton-le-Hole near Pickering from McCain?s in October 2010. Following an enquiry from Keith Kitching of Scarborough it was acquired by the NEBPT in April 2012

JJD 551D

1966

AEC Routemaster Park Royal H40/32R

Steve Griffin

This Routemaster entered service as London Transport RML2551 in 1966, initially on route 6, and after refurbishment on route 12. Refurbishment was of both interior and of the driveline, when a Cummins engine replaced the AEC original. The current owner intends to preserve it with its route 12 branding.

JKJ 881E

1967

Morris Minor 1000

Barry Noble

Two door Black saloon. We are the third owners from new and have owned "Myna" for 30 years, over half "her" lifetime.

PRH 255G

1969

Restored by Hull bus restorers , served Hull city until 1994 , 50 years old this year

Les Durham

SCX 857H

1969

Wolseley 1885

Stuart MacDonald

Two previous owners. In storage for over 20 years Genuine 40,000 miles from new

VVK 153G

1969

Triumph TR6 - 2 seat sports car

Tom Lawson

A very early TR6, which was supplied to the USA when new. Re-imported back to the UK

TMS 585H

1970

Alexander Y type bodied Leyland Leopard C49F

David Herron

New to RTITB (Wembley) - Restored in Venture Transport Colours

MYF 695L

1972

Hillman Hunter GL saloon

John Barclay

RCO 16K

1972

Austin 1300 GT

Chris and Anne Jarvis

UFY 616L

1972

MG B Roadster

Stewart Keeys

Restored in 2013

JFL 872N

1975

MGB GT

Alan Johnson

Owned for the last 10 years having attended this show many times.

AYW 599T

1977

Ford Mercury Monarch

Alan Bebb

The only one left in this country from all accounts. One owner from new, has only done 51,000 miles. It has been parked up from 2008 until I bought it last year. an ongoing restoration.

RCU 838S

1977

Daimler Fleetline FE30AGR with Alexander 83-seat double-deck body.

North East Bus Preservation Trust Ltd

This was one of the last Tyne and Wear PTE standards, built to dual-door configuration and later converted.

YSF 87S

1977

Alexander Y type bodied Leyland Leopard PSU3D/4R

Rob Hughes

New to Alexander Fife in September 1977 as FPE87 it later passed to Strathtay as no. 560, becoming Stagecoach 25787 when the latter group acquired Strathtay as part of the Yorkshire Traction Group.

JPT 906T

1979

Bristol VRT SL3 501 Eastern Coach Works

Jonothan Ruddick

JPT906T is a Bristol VRT/SL3, fitted with a highbridge Eastern Coach Works body, and a Leyland 501 engine. The bus was new to Northern General as fleet number 3406. In December 1982, 3406 was one of three VR's to be converted to dual purpose (3404, 3405 and 3406), being fitted with coach seats and being painted into NBC half red/half white livery. 3406 was subsequently painted into Tynelink and Expresslink liveries, and was withdrawn from service with the company in 1993. It later worked for several other operators, before entering preservation in 2002. The bus is currently presented in NBC dual purpose livery.

XBR 644V

1980

Morris Marina 440 7cwt Van

M Sidney

Purchased new by the current owner for his carpet business. Used as a private vehicle from 2000. First entered in classic shows from 2004. Won various other awards. Also won its class at the Tyne Tees Run for the last 7 years.

RHL50X

1981

Vauxhall Royale 3.0i Coupe

Mark Tate

SCD 693X

1981

Leyland Leopard Plaxton C53F

George Richardson

Leyland Leopard with Plaxton Supreme V body

WCD 783Y

1982

Dennis RS/SS Pump Escape Fire Engine

Terry Robertson

New in 1982 to East Sussex Fire Brigade in Brighton, equipped and operational, attended the 1984 IRA Brighton Grand Hotel bombing. Brighton was one of the last Brigades to operate and keep the pump escapes. 10.5 diesel engine automatic. 50 FT ladder.
Fully equipped historic vehicle, not a party thing!

D919 PJW

1987

BMW 316 (E30) Four door saloon

Peter Barclay

This extremely original example of a BMW E30 3-Series was acquired in January 2013. Only 3 previous owners and a genuine 67,000 miles from new

G251 SRG

1989

DAF SB220 Optare Delta.

Tony Kennan

Optare Delta 251 was the first of a batch of four vehicles (251 to 254) ordered by Northumbria Motor Services Ltd of Newcastle upon Tyne on the 4th of July 1989
251 was delivered to Northumbria in October 1989 after it appeared in the Bus & Coach Show at the N.E.C. It then travelled to France & Holland with the Directors & Senior Managers at the end of November 1989.
Originally based at Gallowgate depot, 251 worked out of most of the Northumbria depots at some time in her life before the sale of the Company to British Bus then ultimately Cowies (Arriva) Ironically on the 15th of January 1998 251 became the first bus to be painted in Arriva livery!
Between the 11th of January 2006 and the 21st of September 2008 251 was expertly restored by Gardiners of Spennymoor before making her debut at Showbus 2008.

P6 UTE

1990

Vauxhall Astra Pick Up

Peter Clark

H669 BNL

1991

Leyland Olympian with Northern Counties double-deck open-top body.

North East Bus Preservation Trust Ltd

This vehicle was one of a batch of eight delivered to Sunderland Busways. It became Stagecoach 14669 after the take-over of Busways. Stagecoach converted it to part open-top in 2007 for use by City Sight-Seeing. It has subsequently been converted to full open-top by Gardiners of Spennymoor in March 2008

K583 EJM

1992

Toyota Lucida

Peter Dean

K723 PNL

1992

Dennis Dart 9.8SDL Alexander Dash B40F

Trevor Hines

This vehicle was the first of a batch of six new buses 1723 - 1728 (K723 PNL - K728 PNL) delivered to Sunderland Busways in 1993.
It was named 'CITY OF SUNDERLAND' to commemorate the granting of City Status in 1992 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the 40th anniversary of her accession to the throne.

L809 DKN

1994

Jaguar XJS 4.0 Litre Coupe

William Ibbetson

3 owners from new

T629 LBJ

1998

Honda Civic Hatchback

Bill Goudie

Given to me by my Grandson in a boy racer style. Lowered suspension, wide wheels, etc but restored back to original specification

V217 MEV

2000

Dennis Trident/Alexander ALX400 (Open Top)

Lee Wardle

Recently painted into Lakes Connection and is based at Carlisle depot for use on service 508 between Penrith and Patterdale

V988 ETN

2000

Volvo B10BLE Renown Wright bodied

Chris & Gemma Purdy

New to Go North East's Stanley depot for services 765/766 in 2000. She was purchased by ourselves for preservation in October 2017